How passive aggressive is ending an email request with "Thanks for your prompt attention"? Very? Ah, well, too late.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2009 6:39:15 am PST #25725 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Tom Scola - Dec 17, 2009 6:40:35 am PST #25726 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is "your prompt attention is appreciated" less passive-aggressive?
brenda m - Dec 17, 2009 6:41:37 am PST #25727 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'd say more.
Toddson - Dec 17, 2009 6:55:06 am PST #25728 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
More passive, less aggressive.
Daisy Jane - Dec 17, 2009 7:23:31 am PST #25729 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
HA! Look what I just found! [link]
Lee - Dec 17, 2009 7:29:45 am PST #25730 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
DINAO: Joe Lieberman or Joe Wilson
(courtesy of Plei)
Connie Neil - Dec 17, 2009 7:31:07 am PST #25731 of 30001
brillig
Are they suggesting that we should have more domestic sweatshops employing child labor?
I think it was from the chemistry-conversation standpoint of become more proficient with handling the hazardous materials that come in handy when 24-year-old young men with nothing better to do are bored and looking for something to blow up.
Dana - Dec 17, 2009 7:38:55 am PST #25732 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Perhaps I am a traditionalist, but I don't really think there needs to be a "DJ Mix" of any Christmas carol.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2009 7:40:38 am PST #25733 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This guy has never answered an emailed question, so I don't think my tone is going to make a difference. I just figured I'd get the question down in text in prep for when I can catch him on the phone.
Daisy Jane - Dec 17, 2009 7:40:41 am PST #25734 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Which Joe Wilson?